Women in Beer have announced their festival, celebrating women in the brewing industry, is to return for a fourth year, from 20th to 24th October. The event will be staged in Manchester.
A panel discussion during a previous Women in Beer seminar. Photograph: AwAyeMedia
An awards ceremony, inaugurated last year, will be included in the festival. There will also be seminars, panel discussions, and talks, hosted at Cloudwater Brew Co’s taproom.
People will also be able to participate in the festival across the Manchester area. Women in Beer is partnering with the Manchester Crafty Beer Girls to showcase beers that are from breweries owned by women, or with female brewers. There will be a series of events and tap takeovers in pubs and taprooms across the city.
This starts with the seminar afterparty, hosted at Port Street Beer House, which will showcase collaboration beers brewed by Women in Beer in the run-up to the event.
The festival will come to a close on Saturday, 24th October, with a Big Meet Up, organised by the Manchester Crafty Beer Girls.
“I am very excited to bring the Women in Beer Festival and Awards to Manchester,” said Amelie Tassin, founder of Women in Beer. “With such a fantastic brewing and pub culture, the city seemed the perfect choice for our first festival outside of Scotland.
“As we take our events across the UK, we aim to make them accessible to as many people as possible. It is important to make sure we’re allowing people to join and learn from the fantastic women who shape our industry, wherever they are in the country.”
Manchester Crafty Beer Girls founder, Chess Slattery, who previously worked in the brewing industry, said: “It’s mega exciting to welcome the WiB Festival to Manchester with its incredibly vibrant and diverse brewing and beer community.
“In challenging times for the industry, it continues to fizz with energy and a collaborative spirit that we hope enables Women in Beer to showcase to the full its own incredible work supporting and celebrating women in beer. Mark your calendars, folks — it’s going to be an ace one!”
